BRIEF OVERVIEW ON GEORGIAN LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AND PRACTICE OF BLC LAW OFFICE BY: GIORGI BATLIDZE PARTNER OF BLC LAW OFFICE 9 TH CIS LOCAL COUNSEL FORUM.

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BRIEF OVERVIEW ON GEORGIAN LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AND PRACTICE OF BLC LAW OFFICE BY: GIORGI BATLIDZE PARTNER OF BLC LAW OFFICE 9 TH CIS LOCAL COUNSEL FORUM (VIENNA) © 2014, BLC Law Office

Business friendly legislation © 2014, BLC Law Office  Civil Code of Georgia  Law on Entrepreneurs  Transparent and predictable taxation system  Liberal employment legislation

Investors’ Protection © 2014, BLC Law Office  The Law on Investments and Guarantees  Law on State Promotion of Investments  Effective national investment agency  Low corruption rates  Effective court systems

DCFTA EU - Georgia © 2014, BLC Law Office  Association Agreement (AA) and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) singed on 27 June 2014  Lowering tariffs and reduction of non-tariff barriers  Increase of national income – 4.3% growth of GDP  Increase of export to EU (12%)  Decrease of capital cost

BLC: History and present standing © 2014, BLC Law Office  Practicing law since 2000  20 US and EU educated lawyers in  The leading law firm in Georgia (top tier law firm according to Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners)  Offices in Tbilisi and Batumi

Areas of practice © 2014, BLC Law Office  Corporate, M & A  Finance & Banking  Energy Law  Intellectual Property Law  Civil and Tax Litigation  Real Estate Law

Finance and Capital Market Transaction © 2014, BLC Law Office  GOGC Eurobond emission (Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation)  Debt Financing (Georgian Railways)  Loan Financing (Paravani HPP - EBRD/IFC)  BNP: Commodity Financing (Wissol Petroleum Georgia)

M & A Transactions © 2014, BLC Law Office  RMG Gold – RMG Copper (Acquisition of largest Mining Holding Company in Georgia)  (Populi) Acquisition of one of the largest retail chains by the Georgian private investor and private equity fund  Acquisition of one of the top tier Banks (ongoing in 2014)

Energy Projects © 2014, BLC Law Office We are the leaders in the energy law field  Renewables  Thermal Power  Utility Companies  Oil & Gas

Intellectual Property (IP) © 2014, BLC Law Office  Trademark and patent registrations  IP litigations and enforcement  Enforcement of Microsoft’s copyrights  Enforcement BOSCH’s trademark rights

Notable Clients © 2014, BLC Law Office  International Finance Corporation (IFC)  BNP Paribas (Switzerland)  Inter Rao UES (Russia)  Microsoft Corporation (USA)  Robert BOSCH GmbH (Germany)  RMG Cold & RMG Copper (Russia/Georgia)  TBC Bank (Georgia)  Calik Energy (Turkey)  BTA Bank (Kazakhstan)

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